Category - Ski Resorts

Classic Ski Resorts

Les Carroz, much like its neighbour Flaine, is well suited to beginners and families – with a low-key atmosphere and nursery slopes close to the village centre. A beginners’ day pass is...

Because Les Carroz is a proper village with a life outside skiing – as well as being a ski resort – this means it also has a good range of shops where self-caterers can buy meat...

The Stats Altitude: 1140m Top Lift: 2480m Ski area: 265km of piste Adult lift pass: 207€ for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell A traditional chalet-style resort that is part of...

The four separate mountains of Aspen, spread along the Roaring Fork Valley, offer the world’s finest intermediate terrain. There are some great nursery slopes here too, and – for an...

As in most North American ski resorts, there’s only one ski school in Aspen – the one owned by the lift company. But standards are high: anyone who’s ever suffered a bored and...

Not all accommodation in Aspen is high end – though there is shortage of accommodation aimed at mere mortals. You’ll notice that most of our pick of accommodation is in Aspen, as opposed...

Aspen nightlife shines more brightly than any other ski resort in the USA. Most of it is pretty high-end stuff – but there’s no denying the enthusiasm with which everyone sets to their...

The Stats Altitude: 8,200ft Top Lift: 12,510ft Ski Area: 5,246 acres of terrain Adult Lift Pass: $385- $594 for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell The quaint Victorian streets of...

Most restaurants in Aspen are expensive, but if you are prepared to eat at the bar you are served the same food in smaller portions at a greatly reduced price. But wherever you sit, there’s no...

Mayrhofen has two mountains – the Ahorn to the south, and the Penken to the north. Between them, they offer 159km of pistes – about a quarter of what’s on offer in the ever-popular Three Valleys of...